Hōshakuji Station
Hōshakuji Station 宝積寺駅 | |||||
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 Hōshakuji Station west entrance in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hōshakuji, Takanezawa-machi, Shioya-gun, Tochigi-ken 329-1233 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Distance | 121.2 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 21 October 1899 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 2,203 | ||||
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Hōshakuji Station (宝積寺駅, Hōshakuji-eki) is a railway station in Takanezawa, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates.[citation needed]
Lines
Hōshakuji Station is served by the Utsunomiya Line (Tohoku Main Line), and is 121.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tokyo. Its is also a terminal station for the Karasuyama Line, a 20.4 km branch line to Karasuyama.
Station layout
The station has an elevated station building, with one side platform and one island platform underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Utsunomiya Line | for Yaita, Nasushiobara, and Kuroiso |
| 2 | ■ Utsunomiya Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Utsunomiya, Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami (via JT Tokaido Line) |
| 3 | ■ Karasuyama Line | for Niita and Karasuyama for Utsunomiya |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utsunomiya Line | ||||
| Okamoto | Local | Ujiie | ||
| Karasuyama Line | ||||
| Okamoto (Through service) |
Local | Shimotsuke-Hanaoka | ||
History
Hōshakuji Station opened on 21 October 1899.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,203 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,046[3] |
| 2005 | 2,036[4] |
| 2010 | 2,213[5] |
| 2015 | 2,203[2] |
Surrounding area
- Takanezawa Town Hall
- Takanezawa Post Office
National Route 4- Kinugawa River
See also
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 98. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)